2016–17 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team

2016–17 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball

Conference	Sun Belt Conference
2016–17 record	9–24 (2–16 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Keith Richard (7th season)
Assistant coach	Ryan Cross
Assistant coach	Stephen Cowherd
Assistant coach	Phillipe Lilavois
Home arena	Fant-Ewing Coliseum

2016–17 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Texas–Arlington	14	–	4	.778	27	–	9	.750
Georgia State	12	–	6	.667	20	–	13	.606
Arkansas State	11	–	7	.611	20	–	12	.625
Texas State	11	–	7	.611	22	–	14	.611
Georgia Southern	11	–	7	.611	18	–	15	.545
Louisiana–Lafayette	10	–	8	.556	21	–	12	.636
Troy †	10	–	8	.556	22	–	14	.611
Coastal Carolina	10	–	8	.556	20	–	19	.513
South Alabama	7	–	11	.389	14	–	18	.438
Little Rock	6	–	12	.333	15	–	17	.469
Appalachian State	4	–	14	.222	9	–	21	.300
Louisiana–Monroe	2	–	16	.111	9	–	24	.273

† 2017 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Warhawks were led by seventh-year head coach Keith Richard, played their home games at Fant-Ewing Coliseum as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 9–24, 2–16 in Sun Belt play to finish in last place. In the Sun Belt Tournament, they defeated Arkansas State before losing to Texas State in the quarterfinals.

Previous season

The Warhawks finished the 2015–16 season 20–14, 15–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place. They defeated Texas–Arlington in the semifinals of the Sun Belt Tournament before losing to Little Rock in the championship game. They received an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Furman.

Roster

2016–17 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
3.5 !F	0	Sandifer, RamsesRamses Sandifer	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Arcola, Mississippi
3.5 !F	1	Munnings, TravisTravis Munnings	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Freeport, Bahamas
3.5 !F	2	Deng, KiirKiir Deng	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Adelaide, Australia
1.5 !G	3	Washington, MarcusMarcus Washington	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Clinton, Mississippi
5.0 !C	4	Alabakis, SamSam Alabakis	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Perth, Australia
1.5 !G	5	Jean-Pierre, MarvinMarvin Jean-Pierre	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Pompano Beach, Florida
1.5 !G	11	Coppola, NickNick Coppola	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Richmond, Virginia
1.5 !G	14	Cooper, PrincePrince Cooper	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Freeport, Bahamas
1.5 !G	22	Richard, LanceLance Richard	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Monroe, Louisiana
1.5 !G	23	Harris, JordonJordon Harris	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	3.0 !Jr	San Antonio, Texas
3.5 !F	24	Taylor, RoderickRoderick Taylor	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Harker Heights, Texas
1.5 !G	25	Martin, WadeWade Martin	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Point Pleasant, West Virginia
2.5 !G/F	30	McDaniel, SamSam McDaniel	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Morphett Vale, Australia

Head coach

Keith Richard (Northeast Louisiana)

Assistant coach(es)

Ryan Cross (Buffalo)
Stephen Cowherd (South Alabama)
Phillipe Lilavois (Texas Tech)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2016* 7:00 pm		Louisiana College	W 103–68		Fant-Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 1:00 pm		Centenary	W 96–63	1–0	Fant-Ewing Coliseum (607) Monroe, LA
11/14/2016* 7:00 pm, LHN		at No. 23 Texas Legends Classic	L 59–80	1–1	Frank Erwin Center (8,953) Austin, TX
11/17/2016* 8:00 pm, P12N		at Colorado Legends Classic	L 70–89	1–2	Coors Events Center (7,329) Boulder, CO
11/21/2016* 5:30 pm		vs. Seattle Legends Classic	L 75–81 ^OT	1–3	Reese Court (300) Cheney, WA
11/22/2016* 5:30 pm		vs. Bryant Legends Classic	L 57–64	1–4	Reese Court (300) Cheney, WA
11/28/2016* 7:00 pm		Stephen F. Austin	W 77–72	2–4	Fant-Ewing Coliseum (635) Monroe, LA
12/03/2016* 1:00 pm		at Chattanooga	L 52–79	2–5	McKenzie Arena (2,655) Chattanooga, TN
12/10/2016* 7:00 pm		Jacksonville State	W 88–83 ^OT	3–5	Fant-Ewing Coliseum (1,035) Monroe, LA
12/12/2016* 7:00 pm		Blue Mountain	W 72–41	4–5	Fant-Ewing Coliseum (1,152) Monroe, LA
12/17/2016* 4:30 pm		at Northwestern State	L 64–68	4–6	Prather Coliseum (737) Natchitoches, LA
12/20/2016* 1:00 pm		at Coppin State	W 65–53	5–6	Physical Education Complex (355) Baltimore, MD
12/22/2016* 6:00 pm		at VCU	L 65–78	5–7	Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA
12/28/2016* 7:00 pm		Grambling State	W 81-45	6–7	Fant-Ewing Coliseum (1,912) Monroe, LA
Sun Belt Conference regular season
12/31/2016 3:00 pm		at Little Rock	L 75–79 ^OT	6–8 (0–1)	Jack Stephens Center (2,287) Little Rock, AR
01/02/2017 7:00 pm		at Arkansas State	L 45–76	6–9 (0–2)	Convocation Center (2,954) Jonesboro, AR
01/07/2017 7:15 pm		at Louisiana–Lafayette	L 60–69	6–10 (0–3)	Cajundome (4,714) Lafayette, LA
01/14/2017 4:00 pm		Georgia State	L 65–73 ^OT	6–11 (0–4)	Fant-Ewing Coliseum (1,634) Monroe, LA
01/16/2017 7:00 pm		Georgia Southern	L 60–62	6–12 (0–5)	Fant-Ewing Coliseum (1,542) Monroe, LA
01/21/2017 4:30 pm, ESPN3		at UT Arlington	L 55–71	6–13 (0–6)	College Park Center (2,659) Arlington, TX
01/23/2017 7:00 pm		at Texas State	L 57–63	6–14 (0–7)	Strahan Coliseum (1,824) San Marcos, TX
01/28/2017 4:00 pm		Arkansas State	L 63–73	6–15 (0–8)	Fant-Ewing Coliseum (2,211) Monroe, LA
01/30/2017 7:00 pm		Little Rock	W 68–52	7–15 (1–8)	Fant-Ewing Coliseum (1,712) Monroe, LA
02/04/2017 4:00 pm		at Georgia Southern	L 62–76	7–16 (1–9)	Hanner Fieldhouse (2,859) Statesboro, GA
02/06/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Georgia State	L 55–69	7–17 (1–10)	GSU Sports Arena (1,015) Atlanta, GA
02/11/2017 4:00 pm		South Alabama	L 63–66	7–18 (1–11)	Fant-Ewing Coliseum (1,421) Monroe, LA
02/13/2017 7:00 pm		Troy	L 72–73 ^OT	7–19 (1–12)	Fant-Ewing Coliseum (1,977) Monroe, LA
02/18/2017 4:00 pm, ESPN3		Louisiana–Lafayette	L 84–85	7–20 (1–13)	Fant-Ewing Coliseum (2,451) Monroe, LA
02/25/2017 2:30 pm, ESPN3		at Appalachian State	W 75–64	8–20 (2–13)	Holmes Center (1,874) Boone, NC
02/27/2017 6:00 pm		at Coastal Carolina	L 72–77	8–21 (2–14)	HTC Center (1,555) Conway, SC
03/02/2017 7:00 pm		UT Arlington	L 57–72	8–22 (2–15)	Fant-Ewing Coliseum (1,669) Monroe, LA
03/04/2017 2:00 pm		Texas State	L 65–70	8–23 (2–16)	Fant-Ewing Coliseum (1,504) Monroe, LA
Sun Belt Tournament
03/08/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3	(12)	vs. (5) Arkansas State First Round	W 73–70 ^OT	9–23	Lakefront Arena (1,045) New Orleans, LA
03/10/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3	(12)	vs. (4) Texas State Quarterfinals	L 51–63	9–24	Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ http://www.ulmwarhawks.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=90645&SPID=10981&DB_OEM_ID=19000&Q_SEASON=2016

Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball
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Culture & lore	Ace the Warhawk
People	Head coaches
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